# Incident 20051122033309I: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, November 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2062H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2062H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122033309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A MAGNETO CHECK DURING RUNUP THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS JUST STRAPPING INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED REARWARD AND HAD A HARD LANDING. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE GUSTING OVER 20 KTS. FROM THE WEST.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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